Using an old method of Jacobi to derive Lagrangians: a nonlinear dynamical system with variable coefficients

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2008-07-17

arxiv.org/abs/0807.2791v1

Nonlinear Sciences

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems

14 pages

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We present a method devised by Jacobi to derive Lagrangians of any second-order differential equation: it consists in finding a Jacobi Last Multiplier. We illustrate the easiness and the power of Jacobi's method by applying it to the same equation studied by Musielak et al. with their own method [Musielak ZE, Roy D and Swift LD. Method to derive Lagrangian and Hamiltonian for a nonlinear dynamical system with variable coefficients. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2008;58:894-902]. While they were able to find one particular Lagrangian after lengthy calculations, Jacobi Last Multiplier method yields two different Lagrangians (and many others), of which one is that found by Musielak et al, and the other(s) is(are) quite new.

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